Emily Townsend

Emily Townsend

I was raised in far North NSW on a cattle, sheep and goat station. I grew up doing School of the Air with my 2 older sisters and little brother. I did a lot of running in my junior years, but motorbikes and horses were my main focus.

When I finished school I traveled overseas for a year and when I returned I studied my cert III and cert IV in Personal training and started work at the YMCA in Broken Hill. This is where I had my first encounter with CrossFit. My mentor was a CrossFitter from Sydney and I can remember watching her walk around the gym on her hands and do some really fancy pull-ups. Since then I had a huge fascination with these freakishly strong and super fit people. I have been hooked ever since!

After a 4 years working in gyms and running my own PT studio for 2 years my boyfriend and I made the move to Geelong for a change of scenery. I am so thrilled to be part of the team here at CrossFit Geelong now. It is an amazing community we have here.